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December 2019 Nase Rodina Naše rodina “Our Family” Quarterly of the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International March 2020 Volume 32 Number 1 some words about my genealogy en- A Path of Coincidences Leads deavors and the work of the CGSI. The trip in 2000 was my last to the Genealogy Jackpot one until May of 2018 when I took a By Paul Makousky, Publications Chair 3-week trip with my daughter Katie covering both Czechia and Slova- kia. Our first day of the trip was My most interesting genealogy find Genealogical Society International scheduled for Velké Meziříčí to visit began due to a 28-year old con- (CGSI) that he had been introduced 94-year-old Vladimír Makovský, nection I had made with Vladimír to by me. who I always thought was related Makovský of Velké Meziříčí, a I first met Vladimír in person on city of some 10,000 people located a trip to the Česká a Slovenská Fed- Continued on page 3 on the main highway from Prague erativní Republika (i.e. Czech and towards Brno. This find was not Slovak Federated Republic, (ČSFR) Theme of This Issue: associated with my family, but read in 1991. On subsequent trips in Genealogists’ Most Interesting on. Vladimír founded the Velké 1993, 1995, 1997, and 2000 I also Findings Meziříčí Genealogy Club in 1992 at visited with him. On many of those 1 – A Path of Coincidences Leads to the Jupiter Klub, after being inspired trips I traveled to Velké Meziříčí and the Genealogy Jackpot by the work of the Czechoslovak was asked on two occasions to say 2 – President’s Message 7 – Intriguing Items from Slovak Church Records 10 – The Groom’s Grandfather is the Brother of the Bride’s Grand- mother 13 – Call for Papers – 2021 Milwaukee Conference 14 – Some of My Interesting Findings as a Genealogist 19 – Final Summation of Lincoln Conference Keynote Address 20 – Grandma Marie Čermák Kubát and the Superlative Obituary 25 – Chicago Czechs, Country Cot- tages, and the 1929 Crash: A Personal Story - Part I 36 – Family Certificates Awarded 40 – Library Donations / Sponsors 41 – Czechoslovakia: Behind the Iron Curtain: A History of Communism Helena Švecová, President of the Velké Meziříčí Genealogy Club and Vladimír Ma- 44 – The Librarian’s Shelf 51 – Calendar of Events kovský, past President of the Club. Photo courtesy of Paul Makousky, May 2018. Naše rodina Quarterly Publication for the Czechoslovak Genea- President’s Message logical Society International (CGSI) members CGSI Board of Directors (at large) Melda Boyd, Chair (Virginia) by Kevin Hurbanis Mike Kudlac, Vice Chair (Ohio) Carol Smetana (New Mexico) Ed Langer (Wisconsin) Ed Vavra (Iowa) Will you be spending time this summer attending a family reunion? Sharon Valasek (Missouri) Evelyn Funda (Utah) Visiting somewhere your ancestors once lived? Maybe traveling to Europe? Retta Chandler (Texas) If you are doing any of these, I wish you great success in sharing your fam- Suzette Steppe (Minnesota) ily story with others. Perhaps you’ll be doing something closer to home and CGSI Officers will spend some time at a local festival. If you live somewhere that has an President Kevin Hurbanis 1st Vice President Mark Dillon event related to Czech or Slovak heritage, we want to know about it so we 2nd Vice President Jean Peterka Sykora Treasurer Ann Selva can help publicize it. Please send any event details to [email protected] and Recording Secretary Karen Cermak we will make it available on the Events and Festivals page on our website Corresponding Secretary Judi Engels and in our e-newsletter. We know many of these events only occur once a CGSI Committee Chairs year, so we want to be sure to spread the word to as many people as we can. Education Jerry Martinek Hospitality Pam Peltier These heritage festivals are a wonderful place for people to connect across Library and Archives Kevin Kittilson Marketing Kate Challis generations and rely on good attendance to do that. For those of you who Membership Jolene Kass might be a little more motivated, we are always appreciative of anyone who Publications Paul Makousky Product Sales Vacant would like to represent CGSI at a heritage festival. Please contact us and Publicity Robin Selvig we can get you further details on how we can collaborate. Volunteer Coordinator Louise Svehla Internet (Webmaster) Tony Kadlec Will you be spending time this summer doing genealogical research? Naše rodina promotes genealogy of the ethnic This issue of Naše rodina has some interesting new ways to look at and groups that comprise Czechoslovakia as it was think about the information we come across. A lot of family research work formed in 1918. We accept articles of historical and cultural information, but they must have is deciphering records and trying to reconcile the information we find with genealogical significance and all are subject to editing. The deadlines for submitting articles to the data we think we’re looking for. As we know, pieces of information Naše rodina are: we are given (especially some stories!) are not always accurate. While we January 15 March issue April 15 June issue look to primary sources to straighten out discrepancies, as you’ll read in July 15 September issue some of the articles the “source of truth” may have some interesting twists October 15 December issue and turns. Thanks to all of the contributors in this and every issue of our Naše rodina (Our Family) (ISSN 1045-8190) is published quarterly by the Czechoslovak Genea- quarterly journal for sharing valuable resources and information not found logical Society International, P.O. Box 16225, St. elsewhere. Our member survey last fall clearly showed how important this Paul, MN 55116-0225, a non-profit organization. Copyright 2020 by Czechoslovak Genealogi- journal is to our members and we hope to continue improving on the depth cal Society International. The publication is not responsible for the return of lost or unsolicited and breadth of information it presents. manuscripts, photographs or any other material Will you be spending time this summer continuing to learn more about not submitted with a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Advertisements, manuscripts, articles, genealogy, history, and culture? As you spend time online, please make sure and photographs for the Naše rodina may be submitted to Czechoslovak Genealogical Society you log in as a member to CGSI.org and visit the Education & Webinars International, Attn: Paul Makousky, P.O. Box section. There you will find hundreds of hours of videos to watch along 16225, St. Paul, MN 55116-0225. with digital versions of books and other resources. Recent additions include Permission to copy, without fee, all or part of the material is granted, provided that the copies are dozens of presentations from the 2019 CGSI Conference and recent CGSI not made or distributed for direct commercial Quarterly Programs. We know it can be a little intimidating to try and wade advantage. The CGSI copyright notice and the title of the publication must appear together with through all of the available material, and that is one reason we are work- the date of the publication. Also, indicate that the copying is with permission by CGSI. Abstracting ing to launch a redesigned website later this year. But as you dig in there with credit is permitted. To copy otherwise or to and find something you think more people should know about, please let us republish, requires a fee and/or permission from CGSI. know. The Czechoslovak Genealogical Society Interna- OK, sounds like you have plenty to do! Keep busy and you’ll keep the tional does not endorse the products that we sell nor the items or services, including translators interest in our ancestry and heritage alive. As always, thank you for being that are advertised in this publication. Neither a CGSI member. Our organization’s membership grew last year and we are does CGSI guarantee the quality or results of any services provided by advertisers. excited for continued growth this year. Page 2 Naše rodina March 2020 Vol. 32 No. 1 A Path of Coincidences the first Czech settlers in the Verdigre, NE area in late Cont. from front cover 1860s or early 1870s. Here is some more information that my article car- ried about Joseph Šedivý. “Unquestionably in the 1870s in some way, and finally just this past September con- Joseph Šedivý was the wealthiest of the Bohemian set- firmed through a combination of Y-DNA testing and re- tlers and yet his son in his Reminiscences writes that search work done by 4th cousin Al Kranz of Burnsville, in July, 1876, his father sent him to the Ponca Indian MN. Turns out Vladimír is my 8th cousin once removed. Agency, where his sister was employed, to get her wag- The strange thing about Al’s findings is that Vladimír es as they had no other source of cash income.” had worked on his family history for a good 30 years “The Livestock table from August 1870 shows that and has published a number of family history books, but Joseph Šedivý owns 2 milk cows, 2 oxen and 2 other he did not have a connection between himself and me. cattle.” What Al found is that there was a missed son Jan Ma- “Joseph Šedivý was the first Czech to pay an entry kovský of the oldest known generation, born in 1651, fee on a homestead in Knox County and for some time and it is from that Jan where my line comes in. Now this the only one to own a team of horses.” is not the genealogy jackpot that I write about. “The same census reveals that by 1880 hogs had When my 2018 trip plans were announced I re- already taken their place as one of the important prod- ceived an invitation from Helena Švecová, the current ucts of the Bohemian farmers.
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